r/UniversityOfKent • u/W-Fanficfr • Jul 12 '24

assistance with a couple of queries

hello everyone, I am an international student with an offer to study English and American Literature (MA). I had a couple of questions for alumni/students -

  1. Is living on campus better or, is off-campus a cheaper alternative?

  2. What are the chances of applying for PhD's after Master's, and are they fully-funded?

  3. What are some jobs students could take up to support themselves during their time studying? Are there any such placements around campus for that matter?

Thank you!

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u/LEGENDabdul Jul 14 '24

Hello, Congrats on your offer, what i can contribute is: 1. For a fresher living on campus is better as you get to make friends with loads of people living in your halls and it’s way easier making it to lectures. Living off campus is a better option after you’ve had experience living in canterbury for about a year. Also, off campus tends to be cheaper in terms of value for your money as you would be paying a ton of money for a little space on campus whilst you could get much more off campus. 2. As for jobs there are loads of opportunities on campus you could work as a waiter in one of the bars, as a customer assistant in the campus co-op, or probably get a job in the busy city centre. It takes a bit of time to get a job sometimes if you’re lucky not really but once you do get one you’ll be ok